Reply To: Dear UK miniature makers

[greyhunter88 1654xp 2]

I have to shamefully admit that I’m getting a twinge of schadenfreude from this whole discussion.

Being in Canada, all of these woes people are lamenting have been the reality of the hobby for the 20+ years I’ve been in it. We have all of one hobby manufacturer that I can think of (Creature Caster), and shipping rates, customs and ‘handling fees’ have always been part of the absurd costs to participate in this hobby.

Just recently, we Canadians got slapped with an absurd last-minute UPS fee on the Bones 5 Kickstarter, which not only counteracted the ‘discount’ of Kickstarting, but actually made it cost more than retail.
I had an order of 6 Arena Rex miniatures cost me $60 in customs and UPS charges, and I had to give up on trying the Monument Hobby paints because shipping any number of them cost over $80.

I sympathize with people here, but if we Canadians can survive in the hobby, I think you will all be able to figure it out as well.